Archive timeline
2011
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2011, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
Latest news of 2011
JANUARY 17, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: ILLICIT ORGAN TRADE CONTINUES UNABATED
Illegal organ harvesting has become worse under reforms put in place by
- JANUARY 16, 2011EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN HANDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR COPT KILLINGS
A Muslim man was condemned to death in south Egypt for the January 2010 slaying
- JANUARY 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
RIGHTS GROUP DECRIES 'EXECUTION BINGE' IN IRAN
Iranian authorities unleashed an "execution binge" with an average rate of one person hanged every eight hours since the beginning of 2011...
- JANUARY 15, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - federal. Judge Ginger Berrigan has overturned the death sentence of Paul Hardy
USA - federal. Judge Ginger Berrigan has overturned the death sentence of Paul Hardy
- JANUARY 15, 2011MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: NEW HOPE FOR SENTENCED MALAYSIAN
Malaysian national Vui Kong, sentenced to death in Singapore in December 2009 for trafficking 47.27 grams of heroin, won a reprieve when the Court of Appeal reserved judgment.
- JANUARY 15, 2011MauritiusDEATH PENALTY
the head of the Government of Mauritius wants to reintroduce the death penalty in cases of murder...
the head of the Government of Mauritius wants to reintroduce the death penalty in cases of murder...
JANUARY 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER EXECUTED
one Kurdish political prisoner was executed in the prison of Oroumieh, in Iran.
JANUARY 15, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: THREE SOLDIERS EXECUTED IN MOGADISHU
a military court in Somalia executed three soldiers of transitional federal government on Saturday
JANUARY 15, 2011DEATH PENALTYUSA: DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
US District Judge Ginger Berrigan has overturned the death sentence of Paul
- JANUARY 14, 2011PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. Gov. Ed Rendell: Death Penalty Is Broken
USA - Pennsylvania. Gov. Ed Rendell: Death Penalty Is Broken
- JANUARY 14, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR GUNMAN, ARMY DESERTER
in southwest China, Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court upheld the death sentence of army deserter Wu Yong for killing a fellow serviceman in Yibin City of Sichuan in September 2003, for armed robbery and for killing Luo Zhongyong, 12, in 2002.
- JANUARY 14, 2011Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: PRO DEATH PENALTY LEGISLATION TABLED IN T&T
the government in Trinidad & Tobago tabled legislation to remove obstacles to the death penalty.
- JANUARY 14, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: SHC ACQUITS MAN IN SECTARIAN KILLING CASE
the Sindh High Court in Pakistan, headed by Justice Gulzar Ahmed, set aside the death sentence of Mohammad Talha because the prosecution failed to prove the charges.
- JANUARY 14, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DETENTION BY CHINA OF 831 TIBETAN POLITICAL PRISONERS
in its last report, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), based in Dharamsala, said that on December 30, 2010, there were 831 Tibetan political prisoners. 360 of these were sentenced by courts and 12 were sentenced to jail.
JANUARY 14, 2011JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: NEW MINISTER OPPOSES DEATH PENALTY
Japan has appointed a new justice minister who opposes the death penalty, raising hopes
- JANUARY 13, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): INMATE EXECUTED AFTER TEMPORARY HALT
a convicted murderer was executed in Alabama after the US Supreme Court
- JANUARY 13, 2011AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Leroy White, 52, black, was executed
USA - Alabama. Leroy White, 52, black, was executed
JANUARY 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran has hanged five men convicted of drug trafficking, the state broadcaster
- JANUARY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
one man was hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning.
- JANUARY 12, 2011SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: A COURT IN PUNTLAND SENTENCES POLICE OFFICER TO DEATH
at military court in Somalia's semi-autonomous province of Puntland, judge Dhame Abdikarim Hassan sentenced Puntland police officer Bashir Mohammed Farah to death for murder during Putland's war against terrorist militias in the mountainous Galagala area
- JANUARY 12, 2011North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
The Chosunilbo newspaper has reported executions in North Korea were increasing.
The Chosunilbo newspaper has reported executions in North Korea were increasing.
JANUARY 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN MEN EXECUTED IN TEHRAN
seven men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning. According to the Iranian news agency Aftab, the seven men were convicted of drug trafficking.
JANUARY 12, 2011YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: ORDERS TO STOP DEATH SENTENCE OF MINOR
the first lawyer in the Office of the General Attorney in Yemen ordered
- JANUARY 12, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Long neutral, FDA helps states get drug needed for executions.
USA - Long neutral, FDA helps states get drug needed for executions.
- JANUARY 11, 2011DEATH PENALTY
ILLINOIS (USA): DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION PASSES THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
the Illinois Senate, by a vote of 32-25, joined the House in voting to repeal the state’s death penalty and re-allocate funds in the Capital Litigation Trust Fund to a fund for murder victims’ services and law enforcement.
- JANUARY 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: HRCP FOR STAYING EXECUTION
the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) noted with concern the issuance of death warrants for a man in Sukkur jail and demanded withdrawal of the order.
- JANUARY 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
TEENAGE IRANIAN FACES EXECUTION OVER WITHDRAWN SODOMY 'CONFESSION'
a 19-year-old Iranian is facing execution on charges of attempted sodomy – even though the allegation was withdrawn by the accuser, according to reports. Ehsan was 17 when he was arrested.
- JANUARY 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti-terrorism court judge Raja Arshad sentenced...
in Faisalabad, Pakistan, Anti-terrorism court judge Raja Arshad sentenced...
- JANUARY 11, 2011AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
Le Temps d'Algerie reported a Boumerdès court sentenced...
Le Temps d'Algerie reported a Boumerdès court sentenced al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb chief Abdelmalek Droukdel (also known as Abou Moussaab Abdelouadoud) and 15 other terrorists to death. The verdict against the 16 terrorists, including five emirs, was
- JANUARY 11, 2011PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FIVE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER
in Pakistan, Shakargarh Additional District & Session Judge Nadeem Gulzar sentenced